By St Augustine
Lay first the foundations of humility ... the higher your structure is to be the deeper must be its foundations.
— St Augustine
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
St Augustine of Hippo, Sermon 19:2 on the New Testament.